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For the majority of young adults attending college, physical activity and eating right can easily be pushed to the back burner. Stress, food choices (like subsisting only on pizza, ramen and macaroni), late night snacking with late night studying, skipping meals as you are running from class to class can all contribute to weight gain. […]
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By now, most of us parents are getting the kids prepared for a new school year (or stressing about the last minute shopping that still needs to be done). Don’t forget about lunch! If your kids are packing their own lunch- it can tough to pack a lunch that is interesting and nutritious. I usually […]
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Written by Kendra Glassman MS RD/LD CNSC You see them lining the aisles labeled “diet food”. I hear many people in the grocery stores selecting the sugar free candy items over the regular chocolate concoctions. So, is sugar free really better? It must be right, according to the label there is no sugar. Not so […]
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It doesn’t take running marathons, training for a triathlons, and working out to the popular P90X workout videos to be get healthy and fit. One of the simplest things that most people can do is to start walking. The American Heart Association has started a movement across America to get everyone to live healthier lives. […]
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Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health studied almost 5000 men and women – all over the age of 65- for 10 years and found that five lifestyle factors could reduce the likeliness of getting diabetes by 89%. That’s a HUGE impact! Apparently we are never too old. Those 5 things: – Physical activity. […]
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The total fat in both butter and margarine are about the same. We know butter is higher in saturated fat which is why we all went on the margarine kick until the not so healthy info about trans-fatty acids came out. Now what? Since it is important to limit your intake of both saturated fat […]
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Written by Kendra Glassman MS RD/LD CNSC In today’s hectic society it is hard to plan a healthy meal. I often hear “I don’t have time to eat healthy” or “I just don’t know how to eat healthy”. After reading this blog, eating healthy will no longer be time consuming or confusing! First, visually divide […]
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Most of us are familiar with all the different types of vegetarians. Lacto-ovo vegetarians are the ones that include milk and eggs, Pesco-vegetarians include fish and now more commonly these days we have the Flexitarians or “semivegetarians” who occasionally include meat. There is no denying the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. In fact the […]
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Bad Fats Brothers Trans Fatty acids have been receiving the bulk of the media attention lately. Trans fatty acids were popular in convenience food items because it help food stay fresher longer, but we have found it not only raises our bad cholesterol- it lowers our good cholesterol too. In 2006, the American Heart Association […]
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By Kendra Glassman MS, RD/LD, CNSC While most fats are toted for their negative health benefits, there is one class you should pay more attention to. Omega 3 fatty acids have hit the markets and are now included in many products at the supermarket due to their health benefits. SO WHAT ARE OMEGA 3′S? Omega […]
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